October 2009 is Vegan Month of Food ( Vegan MoFo) It’s an excuse for vegan food bloggers to get even more hyperactive. The goal is to write more, cook more, photograph more, post more, so here we go.

Veganism is a type of vegetarian diet that excludes meat, eggs, dairy products and all other animal-derived ingredients.

Vegan refers to either a person who follows this way of eating, or to the diet itself.

What do Vegans eat? The first question most people ask after finding out my son and I are vegans is ; What do you give him for lunch?

A typical days menu for Baggio

BREAKFAST

Fruit n Seed  Shake

The ingredients in this shake is usually two fruits plus two seed, coconut water or almond or rice milk. Fruits can be banana, papaya, mango, strawberries etc. and seeds can be flax, sunflower pumpkin etc.

Toast  Ezekiel bread  with vegan cheese

LUNCH

Vegan Smart dog served on Ezekiel hotdog bun with Vegenaise, organic Ketchup and Mustard

A Fruit

Home made Juice , Coconut Water or Water

DINNER

Garlic & Artichoke Spinach Fettuccine & Crispy baked Tofu

Cranberry Spinach Salad

Being Vegan doesn’t mean you have to eat only wheatgrass and alfalfa sprouts. Most health food  stores carry an array of great-tasting vegan food. Many products, including delicious   faux franks,  vegan pizzas, veggie burgers, chicken-free chicken patties, flavored soy milks, nondairy ice creams. There’s also an abundance of chips, dips, cookies, candies, frozen pies, soups, and other mouth-watering items manufactured for vegans.